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The Official SAT Study Guide
In March 2005, the College Board will begin to administer a new SAT®. To help prepare all students for the new SAT and college success(tm), the College Board introduces: The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT(tm) Here's the successor to the College Board's #1 best seller 10 Real SAT®s. This new book is the only one with practice tests created by the test maker according to proprietary new SAT specifications. With the book's 700+ pages and 21 chapters, students: - Gain experience by taking 8 practice tests and receiving estimated scores.
- Raise confidence by reviewing concepts, test-taking approaches, and practice questions.
- Increase understanding of the new PSAT/NMSQT® and the new SAT. Plus, book buyers receive free online score reports and a discount on The Official SAT Online Course(tm) with auto essay scoring.
Changes to the new SAT include: The name of the current SAT verbal section will be changed to critical reading, analogies will be eliminated and short reading passages will be added to existing long reading passages. A new section called the SAT writing section will be added, which will contain multiple-choice grammar and usage questions and a student- written essay. The SAT math section will be expanded to include topics from third-year college- preparatory math (also known as Algebra II); in addition, quantitative comparisons will be eliminated from this section. The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT is part of the College Board's new SAT Readiness Program(tm) of print, online, and professional development resources..
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Nursing Diagnosis Handbook: An Evidence-Based Guide to Planning Care
This innovative resource teaches you the critical thinking and assessment skills you need to build customized care plans based on each patient's unique needs. Its step-by-step approach guides you through the process, helping you formulate a nursing diagnosis based on known information and assessment findings; identify the appropriate nursing diagnosis; and create a care plan that includes desired outcomes, interventions, and evidence-based rationales. Nursing Diagnosis Handbook is an essential care planning resource you will turn to again and again throughout your nursing education and career. - Provides care plans for every NANDA-I approved nursing diagnosis.
- Includes examples of and suggested NIC and NOC interventions and outcomes for each care plan.
- A convenient A-to-Z organization in Sections I and II helps you quickly locate key information.
- Evidence-based practice information is incorporated throughout.
- Includes complete coverage of pediatric, geriatric, and multicultural considerations, as well as home care and client/family teaching guidelines for each condition.
- A Care Plan Constructor on the Evolve website helps you create customized plans of care.
- Features the most up-to-date 2007-2008 NANDA-I approved nursing diagnoses, including approximately 15 new, 20 revised, and 5 replacement diagnoses.
- Provides a more detailed explanation of NIC and NOC taxonomies and their use in care planning.
- Explanations of assessment versus action interventions help guide you to the correct choice of intervention.
- Covers important information on concept mapping.
- Patient/Family Teaching sections offer expanded wellness and health promotion information.
- Clustered wellness nursing diagnoses are quick and easy to locate.
- Includes the latest evidence-based nursing rationales.
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Price: $38.21
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Physical Examination & Health Assessment (Jarvis, Physical Examination & Health Assessment)
With a clear, student-friendly approach, this text provides a solid understanding of how to perform a health assessment Head-to-toe presentations show the steps of a physical examination in a logical sequence. Detailed illustrations, summary checklists, and new learning resources ensure that you learn all the skills you need to know. It's easy to see why this text is, far and away, #1 in this market! - Clear, approachable style of writing.
- Over 1,000 full-color illustrations present anatomy and physiology plus examination techniques.
- A two-column format distinguishes normal findings from abnormal findings, using color, step-by-step photos.
- Summary checklists in each body system chapter provide a quick review of exam steps.
- Documentation examples show the charting of normal findings.
- Extensive coverage of culture reflects the importance of diversity and cultural awareness.
- Nursing Diagnoses reflecting the most recent NANDA Taxonomy II terminology.
- Lifespan content is integrated throughout the text to show common variations for all age groups.
- Developmental Care sections cover age-specific content for pediatric, pregnant, and older adult patients.
- Clinical case studies cover focused assessment techniques for patients of different ages in different clinical situations.
- Spanish language translation chart includes key phrases for better communication during a physical examination.
- More than 100 color photographs and drawings are added.
- Abnormal Findings section, in full-color, large-photo atlas format, now differentiates abnormal findings for the student from those for advanced practice.
- Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle boxes highlight essential health promotion material, based on Healthy People 2010 guidelines.
- Unique Reassessment of the Hospitalized Patient chapter provides a focus for hospital-based assessments.
- Functional Assessment of the Older Adult chapter covers the special assessment techniques and findings for geriatric clients.
- A companion CD-ROM helps you apply your skills to realistic patient scenarios, with additional in-depth case studies, a complete head-to-toe examination video, printable health promotion handouts, heart and lung sounds, new bedside reassessment, and the 20 Most Common Conditions.
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Price: $66.00
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BRS Physiology (Board Review Series)
Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, BRS Physiology is an excellent aid for students preparing for the USMLE Step 1. The book concisely reviews key physiological principles and includes clinical correlations throughout to emphasize connections between basic physiology and clinical medicine. Numerous illustrations, tables, and flow charts help students visualize material quickly and aid in long-term retention. End-of-chapter USMLE-style questions and a comprehensive end-of-book exam test the student's problem-solving skills, and clearly explained answers guide the student through the correct steps in reasoning. This edition features increased coverage of pathophysiology, new questions, and a new two-color design and artwork. .
Price: $29.05
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The Real ACT Prep Guide: The Only Official Prep Guide From The Makers Of The ACT
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Kaplan GMAT Premier Program, 2009 (Book & CD-ROM)
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Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, Ninth Edition with E-Book (Guide to Physical Exam & History Taking (Bates))
The Ninth Edition of this classic text provides the best foundation for performing physical examination and taking the patient history. The book features a vibrant full-color design with over 1,400 drawings and photographs and a clear, simple two-column format with examination techniques on the left and abnormalities and interpretations on the right. Highlights of this edition include greater emphasis on patient communication and interview techniques, a new chapter on the older adult, and over 200 new drawings and photographs of abnormalities. A front-of-book CD-ROM includes videos of head-to-toe examination. Additional student resources now available include an online e-book, more than 15 medical and nursing journal articles, and new videos including Cardiovascular: Neck Vessels and Heart, and Thorax and Lungs. .
Price: $43.98
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